Culture Yambaru Art Festival Kim The Yambaru Art Festival is scheduled from mid December until mid January and the multi-venue event will showcase a wide vari...
Culture Okinawa International Movie Festival Kim The annual Okinawa International Movie Festival is a chance to showcase both international and domestic films, and highlight ...
Activities Okinawa Tropical Illuminations Kim The Okinawa Tropical Illumination at Southeast Botanical Gardens is one of the country's top illumination events, ranking thi...
Activities Paantu Festival in Okinawa Sarah Koh Okinawa's Miyakojima island celebrates the Paantu festival – an ancient form of exorcism involving supernatural creatures, ma...
Culture Naha Tug-of-War Festival Guilhem Malfre Every October, Naha hosts its annual Tug-of-War Festival, where competing teams face off with a 200-meter long rope – a Guinn...
Culture World Uchinanchu Festival Bonson Lam November 1st is Ryukyu History and Culture Day. Okinawa has a tradition of respect for ancestors and a deep reverence for nat...
Culture Uruma Shimadakara Art Festival Kim The Uruma Shimadakara Art Festival is an art project that takes place across the five islands of Uruma City in Okinawa Prefec...
Activities Okinawa Zoo & Museum Christmas Fantasy Kim The Okinawa Zoo & Museum Christmas Fantasy event has been running for over 25 years now, and is one of the largest illuminati...
Activities Itoman Winter Illuminations Bonson Lam Itoman illumination is like a giant music box, where every child's dream comes true. There are car and panda car rides for ki...
Activities Nago Cherry Blossom Festival Kim Being Japan's southernmost prefecture, Okinawa's cherry blossoms, or sakura, bloom in the months of January and February. A w...
